Krieghoff serial #7947

Pete Ebbink · 11-20-2002, 02:07 PM

Hey John,

As I understand, the HK's were numbered sequentially through the entire 10,000+ contract.

Starting at # 1 and way past the # 13,xxx's. Numbers did not revert back to "zero" or "one" at each chamber date year; so letter suffices are not seen on HK's.

I think the 100 or so post war HK's assembled from parts started over again an "1" and went up.

Our Forum adminstrator, John Dunkle, has maintained a pretty detailed serial number list. Maybe John D. can tell us if this stolen gun is on his list...

Regards,

Pete... <img src="graemlins/yltype.gif" border="0" alt="[typing]" />

11-20-2002, 02:07 PM	#3
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Hey John, As I understand, the HK's were numbered sequentially through the entire 10,000+ contract. Starting at # 1 and way past the # 13,xxx's. Numbers did not revert back to "zero" or "one" at each chamber date year; so letter suffices are not seen on HK's. I think the 100 or so post war HK's assembled from parts started over again an "1" and went up. Our Forum adminstrator, John Dunkle, has maintained a pretty detailed serial number list. Maybe John D. can tell us if this stolen gun is on his list... Regards, Pete... <img src="graemlins/yltype.gif" border="0" alt="[typing]" />